Thursday, December 31, 2009

ADVENTURES OF THE SPECK 1 A SERIAL POEM BY HAFJAK DIVIZ

ADVENTURES OF THE SPECK 1

THE NAME



WHAT DO YOU GET
WHEN YOU SHRINK A COUCH POTATO

A SPECKTATER

THATS A JOKE
AND SO AM I

MY NAME IS TATE TYNEE
IM A SUPERHERO

THE ONLY THING FUNNIER THAN MY SUPERHERO NAME
IS MY SUPER POWER

I CAN SHRINK
ISNT THAT GREAT
NO SUPER STRENGTH OR FLYING
I SHRINK

I GET DOWN ON MY POWER
BUT ITS LIKE ANYTHING ELSE
IT COMES WITH ITS PROS AND CONS

ONE OF THE CONS IS
HOW DO YOU COME UP WITH A COOL NAME
FOR A SORT OF UNCOOL POWER

WE THOUGHT UP SOME BASIC NAMES
I SAY WE
ILL GET INTO THAT LATER

WE THOUGHT UP SOME BASIC NAMES
NAMES THAT SIMPLY STATED WHAT MY POWER WAS
SIZESHRINKER
SHRINKMAN
TINYMAN
MIDGETMAN
THE DWARF
LITTLE MAN
SMALLMAN

I CAN SHRINK MY BODY
I CANT SHRINK MY EGO
THE BASIC NAMES WERE REJECTED

WE TRIED ANIMAL NAMES
THE ONLY ONE WE CAME UP WITH
WAS INCHWORM

THIS WAS AN APT ALIAS FOR ME
DESCRIBING SEVERAL DIFFERENT ASPECTS OF MY PERSON
TO THIS DAY
SOME REFUSE TO CALL ME ANYTHING BUT INCHWORM
I ACCEPT IT WHEN IM CALLED IT
BUT CONTINUED ON MY QUEST FOR
A FAIR AND BALANCED NAME

IF YOU CANT BE COOL
BE QUIRKY
QUIRKY IS A FORM OF COOL
ITS GEEK COOL
HALF AND HALF
A BIT OF BOTH SIDES
LIKE THE FONZ WEARING GLASSES
OR INDIANA JONES
AS PORTRAYED BY JERRY LEWIS

WE TRIED QUIRKY NAMES
SHRUNKEN ED
SHRINKING VIOLET
TINY TIM
TATER TOT
JOHNNY SMALL
MR SMALLISHNESS
THE DIMINUTOR
ENSMALLINATOR
SHRINKO THE SHRUNK
LITTLE TITS
LITTLE BITS
MR BITS
BITS MCLITTLE
MR MORSEL
MR MOTE
MR MOLECULE
MOLECULO
THE CRUMB
SUPERCRUMB
SPECKTACULA
THE SPECK

COULDNT GET THE NAME THE SPECK OUT OF MY HEAD
AFTER A FLASH
I CHOSE MY CODENAME TO BE
SPECKTATER
AKA
THE SPECK

WHY

I DIG THE NAME FOR A FEW REASONS
TATE
MY NAME TATE IS TUCKED IN THERE
SPECK TATE R
A SPECK IS WHAT I CAN BECOME
AND A SPECTATOR IS WHAT I AM
OR WHAT IVE WOUND UP AS

WHAT DO YOU GET WHEN A COUCH POTATO LIKE ME CAN SHRINK
A SPECKTATER


TO BE CONTINUED
COPYRIGHT 2009 HAFJAK DIVIZ
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED


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